Pocono Wednesday: Dealing with the deep freeze, gun show controversy

Thermometers around the Poconos dropped to single digits this morning, and the wind chill values were even lower. Get used to it … the arctic blast will last through the end of the week.

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Posted Jan. 23, 2013 at 4:15 PM
Updated Jan 23, 2013 at 4:22 PM

Posted Jan. 23, 2013 at 4:15 PM
Updated Jan 23, 2013 at 4:22 PM

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Thermometers around the Poconos dropped to single digits this morning, and the wind chill values were even lower. Get used to it … the arctic blast will last through the end of the week.
Some of the people who have to work outdoors around the Poconos share their secrets for staying warm.
The frigid weather made life all the more difficult for Monroe County fire departments yesterday as they dealt with three separate blazes in different ends of the township. The issue is sure to be on the agenda at tonight's supervisors meeting.
There may be a chill in the air, but the controversy in Pocono Township surrounding the appointment of Henry Bengel as public works director remains red hot. That issue is sure to be on the agenda of tonight's supervisors meeting.
Pocono Mountain School District is dropping block scheduling like third-period French. New state standardized teaching requirements have triggered the radical scheduling change, beginning next year.
Police say there were only minor injuries when two cars collided on Hallett Road this morning.
They say there is no such thing as a free lunch … make that a free car … unless you are a top official for the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. They are still getting the cars, and that's not sitting well with state auditors.
We have more reaction on yesterday's quick guilty verdict in the murder trial of former Pocono pastor Arthur Schirmer. He now faces a life sentence for the crime, while awaiting a separate trial in Lebanon County in the death of his first wife.
The Schirmer trial wasn't the only thing going on at Monroe County Courthouse yesterday. A former local high school football standout player will spend up to three years in prison after admitting he was drunk when he caused the crash that killed his young son in late 2011.
Two sides of the political debate over guns are hoping that competing rallies in the Pennsylvania Capitol will boost their cause among state lawmakers.
Meanwhile, the backlash continues against a Harrisburg outdoors show's decision to ban assault weapons from being displayed. As more businesses join the boycott because of the ban, the economic impact – particularly on small vendors – is a big worry.
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